John Alpheus Charlton (5 July 1907 – 28 January 1977) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the

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. He was born in

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and became a farmer and veterinarian by career. He was first elected at the Brant riding in the

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and served five consecutive terms from the

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to the

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s. During that time, his riding changed to

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then

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. Charlton was defeated in the 1962 federal election by

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of the Liberal party. During his terms in the House of Commons, he served as Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Agriculture (1957–1958). He was also Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration (1959–1961) and to the Minister of Agriculture (1962).

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Charlton, John Alpheus 1907 births 1977 deaths 20th-century Canadian farmers Canadian veterinarians Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Politicians from Brantford Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs